Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Michigan City Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area

Figures describe the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Michigan City city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked.

Top 25 of 195 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$354,700	$170.53	50
2	Pharmacists	$148,110	$71.21	60
3	Sales Managers	$140,630	$67.61	100
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,760	$63.35	60
5	Financial Managers	$128,900	$61.97	110
6	Veterinarians	$126,500	$60.82	30
7	Nurse Practitioners	$124,520	$59.86	100
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,750	$58.53	50
9	Lawyers	$116,060	$55.80	70
10	Industrial Production Managers	$106,380	$51.14	140
11	Administrative Services Managers	$103,640	$49.83	50
12	Electrical Engineers	$102,630	$49.34	60
13	Facilities Managers	$102,620	$49.34	70
14	Management Analysts	$101,460	$48.78	60
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,620	$48.37	120
16	Construction Managers	$100,320	$48.23	70
17	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,740	$47.47	30
18	Software Developers	$98,510	$47.36	70
19	Physical Therapists	$98,420	$47.32	50
20	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$98,120	$47.17	170
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,920	$47.08	40
22	Industrial Engineers	$97,360	$46.81	130
23	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$96,590	Not published	110
24	General and Operations Managers	$95,370	$45.85	580
25	Sheet Metal Workers	$93,350	$44.88	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Michigan City metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.